MEDIA ADVISORY, May 4, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) --
WHAT: Palmdale Regional Airport To Host "Salute To Youth"
Special Event At Site 9 For Local High School Students
Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) will host a major event
at Site 9 for approximately 1,600 high school students
from the Antelope Valley. The purpose of the event is
to introduce students who are ready to enter the
workforce to careers in the aviation and aerospace
industries, and the U.S. military. The Antelope Valley
High School District, major aerospace contractors,
military recruiters, and local civic groups and
businesses are scheduled to participate.
The event will feature career exhibit booths, static
aircraft displays (F-117, F-18, F-16, T-38, Army UH1U,
Maine H-53), and one-on-one discussions with
aviation/aerospace industry experts and other career
field experts.
PMD is located in the Antelope Valley, in the northeast
portion of the city of Palmdale, on a 60-acre site on
United States Air Force Plant 42. The airport features a
modern 9,000 square-foot terminal capable of handling up
to 300,000 passengers annually. Scenic Airlines offers
daily service to Las Vegas.
PMD is one of four airports owned and operated by Los
Angeles World Airports (LAWA), a City of Los Angeles
department. The other three are Los Angeles
International, Ontario International and Van Nuys.
WHO: Officials from LAWA, cities of Palmdale and Lancaster,
Air Force Plant 42, Edwards Air Force Base, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Lockheed
Martin, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, and U.S. military
organizations.
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Friday, May 6, 2005
WHERE: Palmdale Regional Airport
Site 9
2825 East Avenue P
Palmdale, CA 93550
Intersection of Avenue P and 30th Street East)